Gold Coloring Help

[Elk]

Gotta love Camera Lucida and Camera Obscura
They sure were great masters

The thing that the "great masters" learned from looking at other work is just a part of the whole...a very very small part

[Robin]

It just occurred to me that that Graal supports 24bit images now and you don't even need to pixel ANYTHING =o

[Elk]

Originally Posted by Robin

It just occurred to me that that Graal supports 24bit images now and you don't even need to pixel ANYTHING =o

Technically it is possible, but it is barely possible to put that into reality, as it will be a huge problem resourcewise.

24 bit .PNG's are similar to .RAW
if you know what I'm talking about.

[Robin]

People can get broadband

[Elk]

Originally Posted by Robin

People can get broadband

Still, would take ages to load all that stuff
Not everyone has broadband so...

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Elk

Still, would take ages to load all that stuff
Not everyone has broadband so...

I started using 24bit PNG files on GK shortly after the client was able to render them - we haven't had any bandwidth problems or complaints.

In the case of functionality vs. practicality with 24bit PNG files, they seem to be entirely functional for mass use on Graal.

[Elk]

Originally Posted by Stephen

I started using 24bit PNG files on GK shortly after the client was able to render them - we haven't had any bandwidth problems or complaints.

In the case of functionality vs. practicality with 24bit PNG files, they seem to be entirely functional for mass use on Graal.

But could cause lag-problems on overworlds if overused I think

[Crono]

Originally Posted by Elk

Still, would take ages to load all that stuff
Not everyone has broadband so...

Not everyone has higher resolution monitors so...

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Elk

But could cause lag-problems on overworlds if overused I think

The client has been optimized for this sort of stuff, you only see a problem if you have a ridiculous amount of 24bit PNG images in a single level - but you would see the same problems with a regular PNG file as well.

The filesize increase is so minimal with regular graphics (32x32, 128x128, etc) that it's negligible. You do see a substantial difference if you are working with a large image (500x500+) but large images are difficult in any format, so the benefit is still fairly substantial.

I've worked with very large 24bit PNG files on GK; once they're downloaded there's no other issue (lag, etc). For anyone considering the benefits and switching to 24bit PNG, I would say from my experience it's entirely worth it.

[Elk]

Originally Posted by Crono

Not everyone has higher resolution monitors so...

XD shhhh!!!